Private sector hops on COVID-19 testing as the nation lags behind
By Yun Hao Medill Reports After President Trump declared a national emergency Friday due to the COVID-19 pandemic, representatives of Roche Diagnostics, Quest Diagnostics, LabCorp, Walmart, Target, Walgreens, CVS, and some other private sector companies stood together behind the president, and each addressed their decisions of confronting the coronavirus collaboratively. “Normally you view us as […]
Upcycling meets charity at Mount Sinai Resale Shop
By Briana Garrett Medill Reports After the hip hop song “Thrift Shop” hit the mainstream, the idea of thrifting and upcycling became edgy and avant garde, marking a shift in the paradigm surrounding eco-fashion and the demographic at local thrift stores. Mount Sinai Resale Shop, 2902 N. Clark St., has a large stock of vintage […]
Parting with Alaska
By Mackenzie Evenson Medill Reports During my junior year at the University of Alaska Anchorage, I was walking into an Applebees when my dad called and said, “They found a tumor in my brain.” He said it so nonchalantly that the appropriate response evaded me. In a few days, he would undergo emergency brain surgery […]
Some young Midwesterners don’t align fully with Democrats or Republicans
By Anne Snabes Medill Reports MILWAUKEE — Stephanie Olsen does not align with a political party and sees too much “tribalism” in politics. “I think identity politics is toxic,” said Olsen, a 30-year-old Milwaukee resident. “We’re just fighting against each other constantly. Really, if you actually talk to a human being, you probably agree on […]
My Block, My Hood, My City delivers care packages to seniors for COVID-19 prevention
By Yilin Xie Medill Reports What can you do to help your neighborhood prevent the spread of the coronavirus? Jahmal Cole, the CEO and founder of My Block, My Hood, My City, said, “Let’s take direct action.” My Block, My Hood, My City, a Chicago based community organization, contacted Senior Viral Response to deliver free […]
Windy City Harvest takes elitism out of urban farming and fresh produce
By Briana Garrett Medill Reports The modern farmer is changing fast, with the terrain for food production and urban farming at the center of this transition. Urban farming can mean produce gardens in backyards, rooftops and assigned city land plots as well as farming systems such as aquaponics, an agricultural approach where fish wastes nourish […]
2020: The Year of the Rat – Chicago’s Animal
By Jenny Ly Medill Reports As Chinese New Year celebrations have long come and gone earlier this year, 2020 marks the Year of the Rat.
Veo chief executive talks safety, regulation and Chicago’s second e-scooter pilot
By Kari McMahon Medill Reports In the summer of 2019, Chicago ran an electric scooter pilot program that examined whether scooters could be a viable alternative mode of transport for city residents. Out of the 10 companies that participated, only one was from Chicago. The three-year-old electric scooter company, Veo, serves over 50 cities with […]
Jesse Leinwand: The peaceful simplicity of apes
By Mackenzie Evenson Medill Reports Strolling into the Park Place Café at noon on a chilly Chicago day in January, Jesse Leinwand dressed the way he does every day, rain or shine: knee-high rubber boots, tall socks and khaki shorts reminiscent of the late crocodile hunter Steve Irwin. The 30-year-old Lincoln Park Zoo research assistant […]
Chicago high schools need more women to coach boys’ teams
By Clara Facchetti Medill Reports When Emma Manning started coaching boys’ track and field at Lake View High School, she encountered a lot of resistance from her athletes. Manning said that a lot of the boys would question her training program during practice, asking why they had to do things a certain way. “I think […]